Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Lying upon my front stoop when I got home from an unextraordinary workout was a box from Vermont. Inside said box was a heavy ass double LP from the now defunct doom metal band Sleep. Yes, the classic stoner doom metal masterpiece Dopesmoker. The Weedian people have arrived at my humble Midwestern abode and they’re […]
Read More Nothin’ but a DopesmokerI have six pumpkins sitting on my front porch waiting to be disemboweled and have funny, scary, and downright bizarre faces carved into their currently blank faces. That’s not really at the top of my priority list, to be honest. I look out at my yard with 10. 6 cubic tons of pine needles covering […]
Read More The Great Pumpkin(ain’t so great no more)A long time ago there was this thing called “the 80s”. It was a time of wondrous things, readers. It was a glorious decade when network television perfected the sitcom. It was a time when things like “parachute pants”, “acid-washed jeans”, and “spandex” were fashions worn by young and old. “Where’s the beef”, “Whatchu talkin’ […]
Read More Hot Licks ’90 or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Hammer-onSaturday is upon us once more. I’ve spent a good portion of this Saturday in my basement like some sort of unshowered troll digging through piles of unused and unloved toys. Trash bags filled, they wait for trash day to be handled by our fine friends at Staffords Waste. Until trash day, there are other […]
Read More Weekend SpinsYou know, it’s always kind of a bummer when someone releases a really promising debut only to follow it up with a not so promising sophomore release. It makes me sad, really. All that greatness you enjoyed about that first album just disappears in to the ether as a second album filled with schmaltz and […]
Read More Porcelain Raft :: Permanent SignalLast Friday on October 11th my two youngest children took part in their elementary school’s Race For Education Walk-a-thon. It was a gorgeous, sunny day and the perfect afternoon to walk and goof off with their friends for an hour. if you’re asking yourself what a Race For Education Walk-a-thon is, well grab a chair […]
Read More RFE in the USAit’s just another way to be right wing.” When I heard that line from Spoon’s excellent “Jonathon Fisk” I knew I’d found a lifelong friend in Britt Daniel. Hell, when I heard “We get high in backseats of cars, we break into mobile homes” I think I was won over. Who am I kidding, the […]
Read More “Religion don’t mean a thing…The last couple days have seen some major Tangerine Dream action. No, that’s not some crazy sex act that’s illegal in 20 states(21 I think). It’s also not a foreign film starring…someone foreign. No, Tangerine Dream is a electronic prog band from Germany that’s been taking us on cosmic journeys since the late 60s. In […]
Read More In The StratosfearWe’ve arrived here at the Hubner home at the annual “get rid of some s**t in the basement” extravaganza. This is the time of the year where I become extremely anal retentive and see a growing, massive mess in the laundry/toy room downstairs and feel the need to “do something about it”. It’s been, well, […]
Read More Toyz n the HoodWe’re back. We’ve made it to another weekend. How did you fare? Are you gonna survive? Well, a shot of whiskey and some headphones filled with music might be just what you need. Or a nap. Either way it’s Saturday baby. Enjoy. Yesterday was the annual Race For Education Walk-a-thon at our kids’ elementary school. […]
Read More Sonic Prayers and Walk-a-thons